Here’s what’s in the potential Senate proposal to end the DHS shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said they are working towards reaching a deal to end the partial government shutdown. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more details. Source link
Watch: Trump takes questions on Iran war, possible bill to end partial government shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump took questions from reporters in the Oval Office Tuesday on a variety of topics. See the president’s remarks. Source link
Delta Air Lines is suspending special services it usually offers to members of Congress as passengers at some airports wait for hours in security screening lines during the partial U.S. government shutdown. Absences have soared among TSA officers working without pay amid the funding impasse, leading to staffing shortages and chaos at U.S. airports. Delta said … Read more
Washington — The Senate is closing in on a deal to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security and end the six-week partial government shutdown that has thrown air travel into turmoil. A group of Senate Republicans met with President Trump at the White House on Monday evening and returned to the Capitol … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! This is cobbled together talking to senior Senate Republican sources. Senate Republicans are developing a plan to fund most aspects of DHS — leaving out controversial programs like certain ICE operations — to end the five-and-a-half week partial government shutdown. This emerged after a meeting at the … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate quietly passed legislation that would require lawmakers to join the general public in airport security lines, ending a long-held privilege, as the Homeland Security shutdown continues. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, pushed the End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act, which unanimously passed the upper … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new House bill would ensure members of Congress feel the pain of the ongoing partial government shutdown the same way as many Americans across the country. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, is introducing the End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act, which is a House counterpart … Read more
Last month, Democratic lawmakers blocked federal funding for the Department of Homeland Security over the public conduct of immigration enforcement officials. Six weeks into that stalemate, the president has placed those officers and agents squarely back in public view – at the country’s busiest airports. As Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel arrived at their new … Read more
Despite the chaos at some of the nation’s airports, President Trump urged Republicans not to make a deal to end the partial shutdown unless Democrats back a voter ID bill known as the SAVE America Act. Meanwhile, the president appeared more optimistic about reaching a deal with Iran. Nikole Killion has the latest. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., as the ninth Homeland Security secretary, capping a sprint to replace embattled outgoing Secretary Kristi Noem. It also caps off a 13-year career in Congress that began in the House and saw Mullin score a seat in the Senate in … Read more